COPT Defense Properties (NYSE: CDP) is -3.81% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $22.20 and a high of $34.22 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The CDP stock was last observed hovering at around $29.74 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.03%.
Currently trading at $29.77, the stock is -4.82% and -6.08% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 0.43 million and changing 0.10% at the moment leaves the stock 6.01% off its SMA200. CDP registered 16.47% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 16.88%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $31.6982 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $28.08295.
The stock witnessed a -8.74% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -4.28%, and is -3.81% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 1.91% over the week and 2.06% over the month.
COPT Defense Properties (CDP) has around 410 employees, a market worth around $6.71B and $749.56M in sales. Current P/E ratio is 24.50 and Fwd P/E is 22.73. Profit margin for the company is 18.27%. Distance from 52-week low is 34.10% and -13.00% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (3.50%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 285.07% this year
427.0 institutions hold shares in COPT Defense Properties (CDP), with institutional investors hold 108.53% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 112.69M, and float is at 112.24M with Short Float at 4.70%. Institutions hold 108.18% of the Float.
COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Myers Matthew T, the company’s SVP-CAO & CONTROLLER. SEC filings show that Myers Matthew T sold 500 shares of the company’s common stock on Dec 02 ’24 at a price of $32.32 per share for a total of $16160.0. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7784.0 shares.
COPT Defense Properties disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Nov 07 ’24 that BUDORICK STEPHEN E (PRESIDENT/CEO) sold a total of 8,854 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Nov 07 ’24 and was made at $32.54 per share for $0.29 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.15 million shares of the CDP stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Nov 06 ’24, BUDORICK STEPHEN E (PRESIDENT/CEO) disposed off 9,000 shares at an average price of $32.64 for $0.29 million. The insider now directly holds 162,736 shares of COPT Defense Properties (CDP).
